Plow attachment.



No. 850,717. PATENTED APR.16,'1907. A. ARTER.

PLOW ATTACHMENT.

nrmcumx nun our. 29, 1906.

THE NORRIS PETERS cm, WASHINGTON, n. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PLOW ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

iratenteoi Apr-1i 16, 1907.

Application filed October 29,1906. Serial No; 341,157.

T0 on whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALPHEUs Anrnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lisbon, in the county of Oolumbiana and State of Ohio, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Plow Attachments, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to what I shall for convenience term a plowattachment. The attachment, however, may be used in connection withother implements, although it is of peculiar advantage when employed incombination with a plow. In this particular use of the attachment itpulls all the tall weeds, grass, cornstalks, &c., into the furrow infront of the plowshare, where such substances are covered up by saidplowshare. The device also prevents such materials from catching intothe plowshare, as in case this result occurred the proper motion of theplow would be probably affected. In addition to the function pointed outas obtained by the attachment the same has in the present instance as apart thereof a leveler which levels off the furrow at the side of theone being plowed, by reason of which when the field is plowed it will beleveled over. The attachment, therefore, is in the nature of acombinedweed-drag and furrow-leveler, and the components thereof may beof any desirable character. The weed-drag ordinarily consists of a barof serpentine form, while the leveler may consist of a rake, as I findsuch latter article will not only level the newlyformed furrows, butwill rake over the same.

By virtue of the attachment I can save labor and time in the preparationof a field, and the attachment whereby the same is accomplished iscomparatively light, can be inexpensively made, and can readily andquickly be applied to a plow.

In the drawings accompanying and forming apart of this specification Ishow in detail oneform of embodiment of the invention which to enablethose skilled in the art to practice said invention will be fully setforth in the following description, while the novelty of said inventionwill be included in the claims succeeding such description.

Referring to said-drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of a plowprovided with an at' tachment involving my invention. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of said attachment.

Like characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the severalfigures.

In the drawings I have shown a plow of familiar construction, the sameincluding in its tion at its forward end with the front of the beam 2.For example, the extreme forward end of said weed-drag may extend freelyv I through a perforation in the body of a hook, as 7, represented asbeing in engagement with the clevis 5, and may be provided forward ofsaid hook with a nut, as 8, to hold the said weed-drag in operativerelation with said hook.

The construction described provides for lateral and vertical movement ofthe weeddrag. In fact, the said weed-drag may have practically auniversal movement. The weed-drag is shown as extending under the beam 2and rearwardly at an angle to-said beam 2, such angle being outward withrespect to said beam. By reason of this the weed-drag covers acomparatively large area as the plow is drawn over the ground. Inaddition to the novel disposition of the drag the same is made ofserpentine or zigzag form, the bends thereof being of any desirableformationfor example, curved. By virtue of this novel relation the dragwill cover a larger area than it would if it was straight. In additionto this result the bends in the drag cause the latter to take hold ofthe weeds, grass, and cornstalks and bear the same down, so that suchmaterial will not foul the plowshare. The term weed-drag is used inabroad sense, for the device thus termed not only pulls down weeds, butother growths which under ordinary conditions will interfere with theaction of the plowshare. The weed-drag, as will be understood, is ofirregular form, and this irregularity I obtain in the present case bymaking the article in question of the shape hereinbefore specified.

In addition to pulling down the weeds and other undesirable growths inadvance of the plowshare I level off the furrow just turned up or theone just to the side of the plowshare, and this result I advantageouslyaccomplish by a rake, the body of which is designated by 9 and is shownas consisting of a yoke or U shaped member, the inner branch of which isunited with the rear end of the weed-drag 6. In fact, these two partsmay be made integral. To the outer branch of the body 9 I have shown asconnected adjustably a guide, as 10, which ordinarily consists of awheel. The teeth of the rake are denoted by 11, and they extenddownwardly and forwardly from the transverse member of said body at anangle.

Connected with the attachment, preferably in an adjustable manner and atsubstantially the junction of the weed-drag 6 and body 9, is a bar, as12, the inner end of which is jointed to the eye 13, the shank of whichis preferably screwed into the beam 2. The connection between the bar 12and eye 13 therefore permits the ready raising and lowering of theattachment by a rod, as 14, connected with said attachment and which isadapted to engage pins, as 15, on the handles 4 to hold said attachmentelevated.

The weed-drag not only pulls down all Weeds at the side of theplowshare, but in ad- Vance of the same, owing to the fact that saidweed-drag or the forward part thereof is lo cated in front of and inadvance of said plowshare and also of the fact that it extends along thebeam.

What I claim is 1. The combination ofthe beam of a plow, and a Weed-dragconnected with the forward end of said beam, extending under said beambetween its ends and then along one side of the beam.

2. The combination of the beam'of a plow, and a weed-drag connected withthe forward end of said beam, extending under said beam between its endsand then along one side of the beam, said weed-drag being of serpentineorm.

3. The combination of the beam of a plow, a weed-drag connected withsaid beam, extending under said beam between its ends and along one sidethereof, and a levelingrake connected with said weed-drag.

4. The combination of the beam of a plow, a weed-drag connected withsaid beam, extending under said beam between its ends and along one sidethereof, and a levelingrake connected with said weed-drag, and providedat its outer side with a guide-wheel.

5. The combination of the beam of a plow, a weed-drag connected at itsforward end with the forward end of said beam, said weeddrag beingextended between its ends under the beam and then continuing rearwardlyalong one side of said beam, and a levelingrake connected with the rearend of the weeddrag, extending outwardtherefrom and provided with aguide-wheel.

6. The combination of the beam of a plow, a weed-drag of serpentine formconnected with the forward end of said beam, extending under said beamand then rearwardly along one side of the same, a leveling-rakeextending outward from the rear end of the weed-drag, an operativeconnection between the weed-drag and beam, a rod connected with saidrake to raise and lower the same, and separated pins upon the handles ofthe plow for engagement by said rod.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

ALPHEUS ARTER.

